Ask Pastor John Episode: 4 Transcript: www.desiringgo...
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@mbgrafix4 жыл бұрын
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding." --Proverbs 3:5
@calebt4yahweh2104 жыл бұрын
Yes sir u read that right! Nothing else but the Bible and actual historical proof from scholars who.care about facts are all we need to know God is real!
@carljones83344 жыл бұрын
That should be directed to Max Aplin, who, only leans on his own understanding and teaches others to do the same. I am glad that you put God's wisdom before man's.
@carljones83344 жыл бұрын
@@calebt4yahweh210 1 John 1:4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. 2 John 1:4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. 3 John 1:4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. (God's words through John) Do you realise how much joy you bring to God, when you take His Word by faith?
@Richie0164 жыл бұрын
Adam's act of temptation is a significant message on thee importance of obeedience to God & plots of the Evil. Thank you Pastor John 😇
@IlovetheTruth4 жыл бұрын
From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth and He determined the times set for them & the exact places where they should live. God did this so men might seek Him, reach out for Him & find Him, thought He isn't far from each one of us. Acts 17. It seems Paul also believed in an historical Adam.
@maxaplin42044 жыл бұрын
Paul is very clear that he believes in a historical Adam in Rom 5:12-19.
@hoc19924 жыл бұрын
Paul even mentions Adam in 1 Corinthians "As in Adam all die, so in Christ all shall be made alive"
@AnHebrewChild4 жыл бұрын
only thing is: if we're going to take the scriptures seriously (and I do) Genesis 10 states explicitly that the one man from which every nation was made was NOAH: _These are the families of the sons of Noah [Shem, Ham, Japheth & their offspring], after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood._
@arielanna66914 жыл бұрын
Can you guys please please pray that God would un harden my heart words can not express how grateful I would be if you guys would pray for me
@beennete4 жыл бұрын
Ariel Anna will pray for you. Do not hesitate to switch everything off to focus on him..... it’s easy to remain hardened when we are distracted by all this
@arielanna66914 жыл бұрын
Yeah I’ve been trying to turn away from anything that brings me closer to the world
@arielanna66914 жыл бұрын
But for what ever reason my heart feels really hardened and I’m scared I’ve committed the unforgivable sin
@arielanna66914 жыл бұрын
Because of how many gross and lustful thoughts I’ve had this week honestly I just wanna cry
@genevagonzalez86054 жыл бұрын
You are not alone Ariel! I'm praying for you! I have been suffering from similar thoughts and just nonsense that keeps coming to my mind, and I don't desire it at all. But yet the thoughts come. We have to remember that we are at war with the Enemy and the influences of the world. Im glad to hear that youve been trying to distance yourself from worldy things. That's good! All I can say is to spend intentional time with the Lord daily by reading His word. I know sometimes our flesh gets lazy and makes us not want to read the Word, but it is food for our souls! I've been reading this book calked "Get out of your head" by Jennie Allen and its been helping shed light on dangerous thoughts we can get. Just thought to mention this book. Praying for you! May God strengthen you ❤
@NewLifeMinistry4 жыл бұрын
God has inspired me to start a KZfaq Ministry. I would love everyone’s support. God bless you ALL!!!
@_BIGGASH4 жыл бұрын
I am glad this came up. I am trying to understand the population on earth from Genesis 2 to about 4-5. I’m trying to understand where all the women came from. When Cain left Gods presence and went to lived elsewhere, he got married. Where did that woman come from?
@mbgrafix4 жыл бұрын
You are assuming that there was *_ONLY_* Adam, Eve, Cain and Able, however, scripture does not say this, but rather in Genesis 5 it says, "The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters." ...and so clearly, that is where he got his wife from.
@_BIGGASH4 жыл бұрын
Mike Bennett Ok, so I’m also assuming that incest took place...?? I’m not getting a good picture of all that is happening.
@mbgrafix4 жыл бұрын
@@_BIGGASH Incest did not yet exist, as incest is a law from God, but God did not yet institute that law. As such, you are attempting to try and understand a paradigm...another time different from our own...by the laws and customs of the current paradigm in which we exist. So let me repeat...it was not incest, because incest (the law from God) did not yet exist.
@_BIGGASH4 жыл бұрын
Mike Bennett Ohhh okay. Thank you for clearing this up for me. This was helpful.
@mbgrafix4 жыл бұрын
@@_BIGGASH You're welcome! 🙂
@technologywontsaveus4 жыл бұрын
If you start doubting the creation of man, you will start to doubt other things too. And you don't believe in the same God that the bible is talking about anymore, because the entire bible is God's inspired word. To me, it always feels weird, when people doubt the pillars of the bible. The fall of men is super important, God promising a saviour directly after Eve and Adam ate the forbidden fruit. I personally don't see any reason to doubt that. Yeah, it may sound like naive faith. But we need to belive the entire bible. The good, the bad and the ugly. The things we like, the things we don't like and the things we don't understand or that other people would consider crazy fantasies. I wonder why believing the entire bible is so hard? But it's probably an act of free will. The problem is here is that a pastor is attacking the bible or not caring enough to take a stand for the perfect truth of the entire bible. Attacks from outside the body of Christ are expected, those from inside (okay, they are also not huge surprises) are sad and unnecessary.
@mbgrafix4 жыл бұрын
OF COURSE IT MATTERS! "...let God be true, but every man a liar" - Romans 3:4 If Adam did not exist, where then did sin come from? God's word is true, not man's reasoning.
@colmwhateveryoulike32404 жыл бұрын
I think that fact is that we all repeat the sin of Adam and we can assume that somebody tipped the first domino when they consciously chose to act in disobedience to what God told them was right.
@mbgrafix4 жыл бұрын
@@colmwhateveryoulike3240 As a matter of fact, the domino effect will happen to anyone denying the Genesis account of creation. DOMINO 1...There was no Adam. DOMINO 2...What else in Genesis can we dismiss as not true? DOMINO 3...Can anyone REALLY trust the Bible? GAME OVER.
@colmwhateveryoulike32404 жыл бұрын
@@mbgrafix That's the fear talking. Nothing we discover about the natural mechanisms within creation can do anything but speak to the glory of God Who created it. Truth cannot be feared because God IS Truth. I will believe whatever is true while trying to humbly acknowledge that I may not know exactly what that is, but I went to study biology for the God-given love of creation and I thought I'd see why scientists concluded evolution and show them why they were wrong and within 2 lectures there was more than enough evidence painting a very neat and beautiful picture of growth and development. It didn't undermine the truth of Genesis any more than one of Jesus' parables being a work of fiction would undermine His Word. Although many atheists would certainly try to say that evolution does undermine the Bible, they're wrong. They think that's what they want. And many Christians won't have enough faith to face their evidence long enough for the real folly to be illuminated. These atheists will also tell you that historical evidence doesn't back up Biblical history but in this case they fail to follow the same reasonable inquiry and honest appraisal that led many God-fearing naturalists to see evolution takes place as surely as any change over time in this relative Universe. The evidence we find by seeking to know more truth backs evolution but it also backs the Bible and the Gospel.
@carljones83344 жыл бұрын
@@colmwhateveryoulike3240 How do you know, as you said earlier, you weren't there, so it could mean anything. As I said earlier, you can't pick and choose, maybe I should have said, "Whateveryoulike" because that is what you believe.
@carljones83344 жыл бұрын
@@colmwhateveryoulike3240 You speak exactly like Satan did to Eve, "Has God said?"
@fotbollen20014 ай бұрын
BOOOOOOOOM!!!!!🔥🔥🔥
@vico1004 жыл бұрын
Great!
@deion3124 жыл бұрын
Adam and Eve were real people. To say otherwise would be to reject a plain reading of the Bible. The way of interpreting the Bible the way that many people do; people who say that Adam and Eve were not real people, results in many many false interpretations, such as people saying that Jesus did not really raise from the dead, or that that Jesus was not really born of a virgin, and then they go on to state all their twisted interpretations of Scripture.
@andomuri93216 ай бұрын
The problem is that you should believe there was a walking talking serpent too if you really believe the story is literally true.
@junevandermark9523 жыл бұрын
On the television program, “Who wants to be a Millionaire, the following question was asked. Presented in an 1857 treatise, the Omphalos Hypothesis is an attempt to solve what famous theological quandary about Adam? And the answer was … Did he have a belly button?
@Geowolf02 Жыл бұрын
i have a question please answer and that is does adam and eve goes to hell??? answer pleasee thank you
@ambition10084 жыл бұрын
As a believer in the WHOLE Bible and a lover of science, I think it’s possible to not deny either one. The Bible is a book of faith, so it’s safe to assume that there will be a lot of things in there that you will have to bring yourself to have faith in. The purpose of science is not to create truth and any good scientist will tell you that. The purpose of science is to understand the mechanisms of the natural world. Evolution is a theory, not a fact (I would advise looking those definitions up, they are not the same). Evolution does not describe the origin of man, it’s trying to describe the mechanism by which we’ve come to all the diverse species we have today. Whether that is correct or not is still debatable, which is why it is a theory and not a fact. It is the best explanation we have (and if you ask me pretty flawed) that lines up with the physical facts that we’ve been able to establish through scientific inquiry. But even still, it’s not solving the origin of man it is just describing a possible mechanism of how we arrived at the current human we know today. So there is no reason to divide over the subject. As someone who loves science I find it hard to look at the mechanisms And machinery of the cell and not see the hand of a creator and designer. I mean, we don’t look at a car and say “wow this must’ve took millions of years for this to form!”. We know someone designed it, not only that but how many different types of Toyota’s are there( quite a few), and yet they all have a similar design...because they were all designed by the same company (or someone may believe that one Toyota evolved into the many we see today, and eventually branched off into Dodge, BMW, etc...to each their own). When I see the cells of a human and the cells of a plant and how many of the mechanisms and genes are Similar just slightly modified, It’s natural to think there must’ve been a single designer. This is a bit long but all this to say, as a believer we are called to have faith but also have a reason for our faith. The Bible says my people suffer for lack of knowledge...don’t run from science embrace it and see God in it and I can assure you, if your mind and heart is open your faith will even be strengthened by what you find. And if you’re not a believer, just realize that science has its limitations. It is good for explaining the natural, but once you start talking about God, you can no longer use the natural to explain the supernatural. At that point all you can do is have faith.
@carljones83344 жыл бұрын
I appreciate your "long" answer and have only one thing to add. When the Bible and science appear to depart from each other then look to the Bible as true. Lean not on your own understanding, for without faith it is impossible to please Him.
@ambition10084 жыл бұрын
Carl Jones amen brother, when in doubt ask God to help you understand.
@ambition10084 жыл бұрын
Side note: Check out a video of motor proteins walking on microtubules inside a cell...Yes, that is actually happening inside of you right now!! Hard not to believe someone designed that
@carljones83344 жыл бұрын
@@ambition1008 Yes, it is amazing from the working of a single cell, to how they all combine into one body made up of billions, working together to produce a sentient being able to respond to our Creator, and yet some seem to think we came about by chance. We can truthfully agree when God informs us that we are fearfully and wonderfully made. I simply cannot understand a Christian reading that and thinking we evolved from some sort of primeval soup. Unless of course they are leaning on their own understanding.
@Nina_Medina4 жыл бұрын
Amen🙌 Beautifully well written.
@evangelistkimpatrik4 жыл бұрын
Adam was real. Y-chromose Adam shows us that we all descend from one single man. Just as mitochondrial Eve shows us that we all descend from one single woman. That is enough evidence for me, in addition to the Bible. It is wonderful how science actually validates what’s in the Bible.
@Keesha_Hardy4 жыл бұрын
What the evolutionists do with the Y-chromosome Adam and mitochondrial Eve is they say that they are the ancestors of all modern humans, as if Neanderthals aren't really human too. Check out Answers in Genesis, they have a lot of info about this and human history through genetics: kzfaq.info/sun/PL1v9pqs4w1mwrGlCET76Rs99Fx0EfJXE4
@OnyxStudiosInteractive4 жыл бұрын
It is interesting when people argue about these kinds of things because we simply don't understand how everything happened. There are no contradictions between the bones and DNA evidence that we find and what the Bible tells us. There are only mysteries. And there's a lot of questions we simply won't be able to answer until kingdom comes.
@mustangNJD4 жыл бұрын
Exactly! It's like people assume (I'm guilty as well) that scientists and others have it all figured out when, where, and how humanity started. But in reality, they are taking a guess about the mystery, and claiming it to be fact
@NathanAMeyers4 жыл бұрын
Evolution is a fact. It is not q mystery
@larrythepcguy54744 жыл бұрын
God made a donkey talk to Baalam ... Man is dust / clay from the environment he was placed in which God breathed his Spirit ...and man became living soul/being...that had fellowship with the creator and potential of immortality as Sons of God from the tree of (eternal) Life ! Eternal life, is in Chrsit Jesus who brings many sons to glory as planned from eternity ! Psalm 8, hebrews 2, ephesians 1, colossians 1 Shalom in Christ's eternal/ immortal Life
@maxaplin42044 жыл бұрын
John Piper is right that the biblical passage which is most difficult for the idea that the historical Adam didn't exist is Rom 5:12-19. In this passage Paul builds his understanding of sin on a specific contrast between two men - Adam on the one hand, and Jesus Christ on the other.
@HearGodsWord4 жыл бұрын
Adam means man. Some therefore interpret it a one man or as mankind. Either way man sinned and caused the fall.
@mbgrafix4 жыл бұрын
But Genesis does NOT describe Adam in an abstract manner...as some sort of archetype...but rather, the Bible presents Adam and Eve in VERY SPECIFIC and DELIBERATE terminology that cannot be mistaken as allegory.
@rajecks4 жыл бұрын
Where and how do people come up with these arguments!!? Genesis clearly portrays Adam and Eve as specific created beings! It’s either you believe the Bible or you don’t
@HearGodsWord4 жыл бұрын
@@mbgrafix just quoting the two most common opinions
@mbgrafix4 жыл бұрын
@@rajecks INDEED!
@mbgrafix4 жыл бұрын
@@HearGodsWord I was responding to your last sentence, "Either way man sinned and caused the fall." It implies that HOW it happened is not important..but scripture teaches that it is of VITAL importance! Either I trust God's word or I do not, and substitute my own reasoning. And I can tell you...I have NO DESIRE to trust in MY OWN reasoning!
@jgr74874 жыл бұрын
if Adam existed & if he was created from dust are 2 different debates. just saying.
@jgr74874 жыл бұрын
vide John Walton
@carljones83344 жыл бұрын
God's Word states both. God's just saying.
@maxaplin42044 жыл бұрын
You are right that Adam's existence and the way in which he was created are 2 separate issues that shouldn't be confused. Gen 1-3 is clearly not meant to be interpreted fully literally. For example, in Gen 3:1-2 a snake plots against and tempts Eve, and animals obviously don't do that. So these verses have to be interpreted symbolically. And the same is true of other parts of Gen 1-3. On the other hand, it isn't possible to interpret Rom 5:12-19 symbolically. The existence of the historical Adm is a key part of Paul's argument in these verses.
@carljones83344 жыл бұрын
@@maxaplin4204 Jesus quoted from Genesis 1 - 3. Are you saying He was misled and He was also misleading others? I think you need to have a word with Him. Try telling Him that He was mistaken!
@maxaplin42044 жыл бұрын
@@carljones8334 Of course I am not saying that Jesus was misled or misled others. You are assuming that Gen 1-3 should be taken literally. But that is an unwarranted assumption. In part, these chapters are a symbolic story that conveys truth. Here is an article I have written on this topic: maxaplin.blogspot.com/2016/10/beware-of-taking-genesis-1-3-too.html
@colmwhateveryoulike32404 жыл бұрын
I have to say as a biology graduate I find the evidence that our physical form took a very scenic but beautiful route from dust to man very compelling. I don't think it has to be contradictory to the central points emphasised in Genesis.
@carljones83344 жыл бұрын
Since death entered into the world as a result of sin, according to the Bible, then evolution does in fact undermine the Scriptures. There must be millions of deaths if evolution took the scenic route, so at what point does man actually become man? The evolution argument undermines the truth of Scripture in every way. I fear your way of thinking is so at odds with the Bible, and you have accepted it rather than God's Word, that you are on shifting sand on every doctrine.
@colmwhateveryoulike32404 жыл бұрын
@@carljones8334 I would fear that if it mattered much but the fact is I wasn't there and I make no claim but that creation reveals God in ways that cannot be interpreted to contradict the Bible. If Adam and Eve were special creations, we wouldn't know anyway. But if you want to interpret contradiction then you are free to. I don't think that our suffering from death is as scary as you do. It happens. I will die. In this physical realm we are all doomed and we doomed ourselves. Perhaps you are correct and somehow an effect of sin just makes it look as if our structures evolved too. But God is not necessarily talking about physical death, which He has power over. Maybe He is. But He is definitely talking about more than just physical too. So I'd be interested to hear what you have to say about that.
@carljones83344 жыл бұрын
@@colmwhateveryoulike3240 You talk about God, as if you acknowledge Him as real, then you throw suspicion on His Word, leaving you to pick and choose what you want to believe. It simply doesn't work that way.
@Keesha_Hardy4 жыл бұрын
@@carljones8334 Exactly. We either stand on God's Word or we dont. God wants our complete trust in Him, not partial trust and whatever we have to do in order to fit in with the world.
@carljones83344 жыл бұрын
@@Keesha_Hardy That's correct, it was Satan who first cast doubt on God's Word, and man has continued. You only have to look at Colm's name to see his view of Scripture, "Whateveryoulike" and he implies that he knows God! Without faith it is impossible to please Him. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. Whatever is not of faith is sin.
@mr.c24854 жыл бұрын
I treat my small children just like god treated Adam. I simply leave loaded weapons lying around the house for them to find. If they love and trust me concerning obedience to my instructions about my possessions, then there won’t be a problem. But, if they choose to disobey....well....they have free will. They were warned...
@mrnoedahl4 жыл бұрын
A better name for this channel is Desiring Calvinism.
@junevandermark9523 жыл бұрын
Within Jewish theology, Adam and Lilith was (the story). Then the Christians changed the story to Adam and Eve.